Tag: Curatorial and Interactive

The New School Archives and Special Collections

https://archives.newschool.edu/

REPOSITORY STATEMENTS

  • Statements include collecting policy, mission statement, code of ethics, and use and citation.

CURATORIAL AND INTERACTIVE

  • ‘Archives in Use‘ documents projects created with research from the collections.

COMMUNITY DOCUMENTATION

North Carolina State Special Collections Research Center

https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scrc

SPECIAL FORMATS

REPOSITORY STATEMENTS

  • ‘Use Materials‘ guide includes collecting areas description and appointments information.

COMMUNITY DOCUMENTATION

CURATORIAL AND INTERACTIVE

Rockefeller Archive Center

https://rockarch.org/

Advanced Design
Advanced Resources

REPOSITORY STATEMENTS

The gold standard for documentation.

COMMUNITY DOCUMENTATION

CURATORIAL AND INTERACTIVE

Williams College

https://specialcollections.williams.edu/

Advanced Design
Advanced Resources

REPOSITORY STATEMENTS

COMMUNITY DOCUMENTATION

SPECIAL FORMATS

CURATORIAL AND INTERACTIVE

Chicago Collections

https://chicagocollections.org/

Advanced Design
INTERACTIVE AND CURATORIAL
  • Links to a portal built for digital exhibitions featuring material from across the city of Chicago.
COMMUNITY DOCUMENTATION
  • Detailed guide offers tips for users during the research process.
  • Resources section highlights blogs, social media, activities, and other information of interest to the research community.

Maintained by
“The work of this collaboration is led by a Board of Directors drawn from the participating institutions. Their work is accomplished with guidance from several standing and advisory committees.” (source)

Digital Library of Georgia

https://dlg.usg.edu/

Advanced Resources
  • Over 200 contributing repositories.
COMMUNITY DOCUMENTATION
  • Links to a blog: The DLG B.
  • Provides micro-site with public documentation for their contributors: DLG Docs.
CURATORIAL AND INTERACTIVE
  • Map that shows geographical source of materials from the collections.

Maintained by
“The Digital Library of Georgia is part of the GALILEO Initiative and located at The University of Georgia Libraries.” DLG is also a service hub for DPLA. (source).

Connecticut Digital Archive

https://www.ctdigitalarchive.org/

Advanced Resources
  • 62 contributing repositories.
COMMUNITY DOCUMENTATION
CURATORIAL AND INTERACTIVE
SOFTWARE
  • Islandora

Maintained by
“Digital Preservation Repository Program at the University of Connecticut.” The CTDA is a service hub of DPLA. (source).

Calisphere

https://calisphere.org/

Advanced Design
Advanced Resources
  • Approx. 350 contributing repositories.
COMMUNITY DOCUMENTATION
  • FAQ is for contributors as well as researchers.
INTERACTIVE AND CURATORIAL
  • Custom video introducing Calisphere.
  • Embeddable resources include outreach materials that refer back to Calisphere.
  • Exhibitions page features items from repositories across California.
  • Invites individuals to share research and projects created using Calisphere, though it isn’t clear what happens after work is submitted.
  • Option to subscribe to a newsletter where info will be shared on collection updates and online resources.

Maintained by
“Calisphere is a service of the University of California Libraries, developed and maintained by the California Digital Library.” (source)

AlabamaMosaic

http://www.alabamamosaic.org/

  • 59 contributing repositories.
  • Support is provided for contributors at all levels which has led to many smaller collections that would probably not otherwise be available, such as the White Oak Hub Company photograph collection from the City of Vina that includes 8 items.
CURATORIAL AND INTERACTIVE
SOFTWARE
  • ContentDM from OCLC.

Maintained by
“AlabamaMosaic was initiated under a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and is now administered by the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL).

The NAAL policy which governs AlabamaMosaic can be found at the NAAL Web site.” (source).

Arizona Memory Project

https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/

  • 101 contributing repositories.
CURATORIAL AND INTERACTIVE
SOFTWARE
  • Software ContentDM from OCLC.

Maintained by
“This project is supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with funding from a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.” (source)